Bandit Regatta – Aug 13th 2018

From the left (in boats): Sandra (Bandit IF), Blair (Bandit 25r), Kayo and Shine (Bandit IF), Astrid (Bandit 25r), Moon (Bandit IF), Ian (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Leilee, and Daenerys.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta saw some smooth sailing weather with some close racing. The protected water regions of the Bingo Strait behaved for the races with only one DNF (Did Not Finish) on the day attributed to crashing. The good sim weather lead to some close racing in the second race as the entire fleet got underway with 21 seconds on the race clock and a majority of the fleet finished within 30 seconds of each other. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of five Bandit IFs with two Bandit 25s making up the remainder.

The fleet gets underway on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Blair (Blair Karas), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Kayo (Kayo Torii) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) in the first race of the regatta for finishing under protest while failing to complete a penalty turn due to a Rule 11* foul committed on the course.
*Rule 11 – ON THE SAME TACK, OVERLAPPED

“When boats are on the same tack and overlapped, a windward boat
shall keep clear of a leeward boat.“

Source: The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020

Blair, in his Bandit 25r, rounds the lighthouse island in the Rodel region on the BBYC 03 course during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Kayo and Shine, Jackson, and Moon, all in Bandit IFs, round the lighthouse island in the Rodel region on the BBYC 03 course during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Blair, in his Bandit 25r, on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Moon, Kayo and Shine, and Jackson, all in Bandit IFs, round the lighthouse island in the Melia region on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Moon, Kayo and Shine, Ian, and Jackson, all in Bandit IFs, head away from the lighthouse island in the Malia region while Sandra, in her Bandit IF, starts to round the island on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.